"Godfather, the emperor has apologized to you."
Wu Erya said with a surprised look,
"This seems to be rare! This letter of apology can be kept well and become a family heirloom in the future!"
Xu Fenglei laughed.
"What about the family heirloom? I have no descendants, so what kind of family heirloom can be passed down to me?"
He touched Wu Erya's head and said with a smile,
"If you really want to pass it on, it will be passed on to you."
Goddaughter... can be considered a descendant!
"Okay! Then I will keep it well."
Wu Erya said with a smile,
"Daddy, please don't break it, it's my family heirloom now!"
Xu Fenglei shook his head, looking a little helpless.
Of course, he was even more surprised.
This seems to be the first time Li Shimin has made such a formal apology!
It is indeed rare to be able to put down the emperor's stature and majesty to admit a mistake... at least it is rarer than those disgusting words.
Thinking in his mind, he continued to look down:
"When I was writing this letter of apology, many memories suddenly came to me. I still remember the first time we met ten years ago, I thought you were a master! Although you are very young, I am sure that you have real qualities! Maybe...this is the fate of the eyes."
"Later, you helped me plan for my ascension to the throne, and helped me educate my children. We had a harmonious relationship, and we also had conflicts. Over the years, we have become more and more familiar with each other, and we have become more and more familiar with each other. Come and understand more and more.”
"My feelings for you and my closeness to you are different from those of all foreign ministers. Even my uncle Changsun Wuji cannot compare to you... Do you know why this is?"
Xu Fenglei recited silently, with a somewhat emotional look on his face.
In the blink of an eye, it has been ten years.
The relationship over the past ten years has naturally never faded away...so as he read it now, he was also very touched.
The relationship between him and Li Shimin was indeed more like friends than monarchs and ministers.
Just like this time, if the relationship between the two parties was a monarch and a minister, then Li Shimin would never write such a letter, but directly recall him with an imperial edict.
Thinking in his mind, his eyes continued to fall on the paper;
"Emperors in ancient times were lonely, so they were called lonely and lonely."
"And I am undoubtedly lucky. At least I still have an extremely virtuous queen to talk to, and a compatible friend to chat with. I am not alone."
"But now, the queen is lying on the bed sleeping, and you are gone... I suddenly feel that I am alone, alone... Even if I smoke, I smoke alone, which is very boring."
"The weather in Chang'an has been pretty good recently. You... come back. Even if you don't talk to me, just smoke a few cigarettes with me."
"..."
An apology letter is not too long, but Xu Fenglei did feel Li Shimin's sincerity between the lines.
"Godfather, this last sentence gives me the feeling that the flowers are blooming on the road and you are slowly returning home."
Wu Erya said with a smile,
"The emperor is still very sincere. How about you go back?"
Although it was not that difficult for her in Jiuwei Mountain, she still hoped to return to the prosperous Chang'an.
Of course, as long as her godfather doesn't come back, she won't go back!
This is the principle!
"go back……"
Xu Fenglei folded the letter slightly, looked at Xue Rengui suddenly, and said,
"Rengui."
"What is the Queen's condition now?"
Xue Rengui had already prepared a lot of information and responded:
"After the queen was fished out of the pond, she fell into a deep sleep. Master Sun said she was a blessing in disguise."
"Although she couldn't wake up for a while, her life was saved. She just needed hundreds of people to serve her... Of course, this is not a problem at all for the noble Queen."
Wu Erya nodded with deep approval:
"That's for sure! The queen is the number one woman in the world! She is the mother of the world! Let alone hundreds of people to serve her, even if she is served by thousands of people, that's what she should do!"
"Tsk tsk...it's so desirable!"
She also imagined that she had thousands of people waiting on her.
"So, the queen's life is not in danger now."
Xu Fenglei touched his chin and said seriously,
"The state she is in is a vegetative state...that is, stupor?"
Xue Rengui nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, Master Sun said he was numb."
He said,
"Brother, is there still a chance for the Queen to wake up?"
Xu Fenglei shook his head.
"I can't say. Maybe there will be a miracle, or maybe not."
"However, at least everyone can accept the current situation, and there is still a thought in their hearts. The saddest thing for a person is that the thought is gone. Now His Majesty, at least he can still hope that the Queen will wake up. "
"Maybe one day in the future, by chance, the queen will really wake up, and the couple can be reunited again."
As he talked, he was looking forward to this day.
It must have been a tear-jerking scene.
"Brother is right."
Xue Rengui thought so.
"With Master Sun and the others here, it shouldn't be a big problem. As long as the vegetative state is taken care of well, it's generally quite stable."
Xu Fenglei said,
"Tell me about Chang'an! What big things happened recently?"
"I'm fine anywhere in Jiuwei Mountain. It's just that this news is too blocked. I can't receive any information."
He has actually been thinking about it recently.
Do you want to invest some money and form an intelligence network?
In this way, he can at least "know the world's affairs without going out" and not really lose contact with the secular world.
"There are many."
Xue Rengui said seriously,
"Tuyuhun invaded Liangzhou again. At that time, the Queen had just fallen ill and His Majesty was furious, so he decided to completely destroy Tuyuhun!"
"This time, my master is in charge. He has been waiting for this day for a long time!"
"He also said that he wants me to leave early and come back early, and follow him to make contributions on the battlefield outside the territory!"
Xu Fenglei nodded slightly.
"Your master Li Jing was indeed born to fight. The last time we fought against the Turks, I was actually the one who stole the position of coach. This time, he got what he wanted, which is a blessing!"
He gave a sound of approval and then ordered,
"Rengui, you must listen to your master and return to the army as soon as possible. You must catch up with the troops!"
"The army is actually very faction-oriented. Whatever you are at the beginning, that's what you are, and a team will naturally form around you!"
"But if you join halfway, various hills and circles have already been formed at this time. It will be difficult for you to integrate, and it is even more difficult to monopolize a hill! Even if your backer is Li Jing, it will not work! There are many people in the army The unspoken rules in the military.”
"So, you have to go back early to catch this vote! Do you understand?"
Xue Rengui nodded solemnly.
"yes, Sir!"
"I understand, little brother!"
As the master, Li Jing would not say these words to him. At most, he would just give him a few words of reminder.
Only the eldest brother will tell himself without reservation!
"This time, Tuyuhun will definitely perish. Murong Fuyun is jumping up and down every day. He really thinks that no one will cure him!"
Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,
"However, after Tuyuhun is destroyed, we must not support other descendants of the Murong family to become kings. Instead, we should let the Tang Dynasty station troops there, and grant a king the title of king, and use Tuyuhun as a fiefdom for the king!"
"In this way, we can not only reduce the consumption of resources in the Tang Dynasty, but also strengthen the control of the plateau! If we fight and leave, it will be equivalent to fighting in vain, but it will also benefit the Tibetans nearby."
Historically, it was the Tang Dynasty that failed to deal with it properly after it destroyed Tuyuhun, leaving the land in chaos. Then Tubo seized the opportunity and conquered the plateau in one fell swoop, directly threatening the Tang Dynasty!
But now, Tubo has fallen into civil strife due to the death of Songtsen Gampo, and it is also very chaotic... Maybe it will not repeat the bad things in history.
But in any case, Li Shimin's restraint system on the plateau failed!
If you don’t change your approach, your hard work will be in vain.
"This... then, brother, do you want to write a letter to His Majesty?"
Xue Rengui hesitated for a moment and said,
"Your Majesty will definitely listen to what you say. However, even if you send the prince to such a bitter cold place, you probably won't send your direct prince."
Xu Fenglei was noncommittal.
Whether or not to submit a letter will be discussed later. Anyway, the battle has not started yet.
He is indeed considering going back now... After all, Li Er came to beg in such a humble manner, so he should at least give him some face.
"Tell me something else."
he said casually.
"One more thing... Brother may be angry."
Xue Rengui looked at Xu Fenglei's face and said cautiously,
"Your Majesty... released Hou Junji."
Xu Fenglei's expression suddenly changed.
"What do you mean? Tell me clearly!"
Seeing that his elder brother looked unhappy, Xue Rengui did not dare to neglect and said quickly:
"That's it...an imperial doctor said that Hou Junji was dying, so His Majesty went to visit Hou Junji."
"It turns out that Hou Junji wrote a letter in blood to His Majesty, saying that he wanted to die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather..."
"Then……"
He recounted the ins and outs of the matter, and by the way, he also said a few words of help from Li Shimin's perspective.
"After all, Hou Junji is Your Majesty's hero. This time he wants to die. He wants to die on the battlefield like a soldier. I also think...it will be difficult for Your Majesty to refuse."
Wu Erya snorted coldly.
"Why did you die on the battlefield? This is just a trick and he is playing tricks on you!"
She said disdainfully,
"Believe it or not, even if the Tang army is wiped out, he is not willing to die!"
"His wishful thinking was good! He first gave the emperor an irresistible request, and then he bravely killed the enemy on the battlefield of Tuyuhun and established meritorious deeds. After establishing meritorious deeds, he can use his merits to pay for his sins."
"If he could act better and commit suicide after victory, and then be rescued, everyone would be moved. The emperor would probably be moved by him!"
"At that time, he will be completely on the dry shore! All kinds of honors and meritorious deeds will be restored! Hum..."
"Playing this trick."
After hearing these words, Xue Rengui was surprised again and again.
"ah?"
"It turns out it can still be like this..."
He didn't expect it at all.
I thought that Hou Junji simply wanted to die, but it turned out that he had eight hundred evil intentions!
If it is true as Wu Erya said, then there is a high possibility that he can successfully clear his name!
"you are too naive."
Xu Fenglei said calmly,
"Hou Junji was the most scheming and unscrupulous among the founding heroes."
"To describe this person as evil-minded and ruthless, it couldn't be more accurate."
"As soon as I stepped forward, he immediately started to play a trick on the emperor. This must be fully prepared, and there are his people inside and outside the palace to pass on intelligence and news."
"I stepped on him so hard before, but I couldn't kill him. Now that he has embarked on the journey, even if I have the intention, I have no power..."
"That's all... destiny is like this. This is how the wheel of history moves. I may be able to forcefully reverse it by myself, but it will eventually correct to its own track."
"Just wait and see, I won't take action casually anymore."
After experiencing so many things and changes recently, plus communicating with Yuan Shoucheng, he also realized some truths.
This world has its own trajectory.
As a time traveler, you may be able to turn it and let it go according to your own wishes...but if you are not careful, it may return to its original track and continue to roll forward.
And everything you do is like a joke.
But it's not entirely a joke.
At the very least, if you have really changed something, it cannot be corrected.
For example, the Tang Academy was founded; for example, Fenglei Bank was established; for example, the imperial examination system was improved.
For another example, killing Songtsen Gampo would cause civil strife in Tubo, which might make it unable to recover from the fall! There is no way to compete with Datang again!
These are all real changes!
For the time being, there are no signs of being corrected, but it is getting better and better!
Therefore, it is not impossible to change history, but you must find the right way! At present, he is still comprehending and observing.
Just at the foot of Jiuwei Mountain, quietly watching the Tang Dynasty...it's good.
Xue Rengui was slightly startled.
"Then brother...are you going back to Chang'an?"
he asked.
Wu Erya also looked at Xu Fenglei.
Speaking of just now, she could feel that her godfather's will was somewhat loosened.
But now... I can't tell for sure.
"I won't go back, I will stay here."
Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,
"However, I'm not really isolated from the world. I'm in Jiuwei Mountain to have a good angle to look at myself and understand the future... When I figure everything out, I will naturally go back."
"Rengui, I want you to do me a favor."
Xue Rengui quickly stood up and raised his hand towards Xu Fenglei.
"Brother, please tell me! As long as I can do it, I can go up mountains of swords and seas of fire without even frowning!"
he said loudly.
Xu Fenglei smiled slightly, waved his hand and said:
"Don't keep saying such nonsense, I don't like it."
"It's nothing big. I just want you to bring a few words to Li Qingquan. I need to set up an intelligence agency. I need financial support, as well as the recruitment and structure of personnel."
"I'm in Jiuwei Mountain and can't do this, so let her work hard and do it for me!"
I started updating irregularly today, usually at night, because I ran out of archives while traveling...
(End of chapter)
